Dr Pali Lehohla unpacks: SA economy, Mkhwanazi, education, inequality, Stats SA, wealth fund, growth

Former Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, joins us for a candid conversation around the state of South Africa's economy and development. Dr Lehohla explores the idea of a sovereign wealth fund, a growth model that he has developed to save South Africa, inequality and poverty since 1994 and more! Pace Car Rental: https://www.pacecarrental.co.za Become a YouTube Member of SMWX:    / @_smwx   Visit the SMWX store for merch and books: https://smwx.store CONTACT: ✉️: [email protected] Visit our website: smwx.africa _______ Credits: Director and DOP: Nomaan Haarzavi for Narr8 Studio Lead Camera Operator: Faizan Haq for Narr8 Studio 2nd Camera Operator: Yusuf Rahman for Narr8 Studio Producer: Oratile Kekana _____ 0:00 Introduction 1:57 Becoming Statistician-General 3:23 Why he started weekly columns 5:32 “Lehohla Ledger” idea 8:32 District development model 12:33 Economic extraction explained 21:12 Smart cities in SA 29:54 Poverty deep dive 35:16 Rebuilding the Eastern Cape as a national project 40:25 Sovereign wealth fund 46:34 Data sovereignty and building African capacity 48:06 Organised crime in SA 52:13 Outro